what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628-1700)
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
technique; art; skill; move
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
consists of; comprises; is made up of
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
adds force or indicates command
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
destination; place one stays during a trip
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)